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1 i f J, VOL. III. ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBE II 12, 1807. no. a. S M. F i il i J If Y. !! i 5 J STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. ri'BMSRSD KT1RT jATtJDAT T ABBOTT & BROWN ir. h. aiiott. X. T. BSOWX. OffLec Over n. Oliver'! Store, First Street. TERMS, IJt ADVASCS t One year, $3 Six Months . n. Month. 50 cts.t Slnzl Copies, 1ZJ CIS if payment bo delayed ix months $4 trill bo charged; u ono year, j. arrospoBdcuU writing orr sumed signatures cr Qonjmo. iit known their proper jjaies to tt Efijtor, or no ivuiw w v fc t M retiori ' and CommunleUlons. raetaer OD baiineu or for publication', should Wrccd to 4.btott k Brown. . i , . . t itp! ftp AnVERTISINO. per teab One lrmB, $100"; IIlf' Column, $50 ; Quarter Col " jAusient AiTort'uameoU per Squaro often lines jcrUss, frit .insertion, f 3; c??h ?uU.eouonf pier tlun. $1. ' For doaMo colaitu advertisement twentj-fi ve per eent. ajditional to u tba alov? 8aras wi charged. 1 -4 ...A, fjys.ro is one inch in tpaeo down th column, our ttBg eaU, display lines, blanks. Ac, as solid jnatterl N advertisement to bo considered less Xhan a square, and all fractions counted a full squired "All adrertisements inserted for a less perind than tbreo months to be regarded as tran sient." : : ' BUSINESS OAItDS. jy. w. oni;nno.i), i TTOHXEY A1 COUNSELLOR. AT LAW. '' j OJSce over the Kcw York Store, on Main Street, Albany, Oregon. tSn'tf w. niLTABiOEt. r. . ncpriELD. J": IIILTAUIDEI fc CO., DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PROYI sions, Wood and Willow Ware, Confection ery, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc Store on Jlaine street, aJjoicmg me express oiac. .n banj-, Oregon- - . . it2Sr3n7tf . BEXJ. IIAYDEX, Attorney and Counsellor at law, WU1 attend t all business entrusted to him by citizens of folk and adjoiniug counties. EoWJalyS6, UC?. 2o51tf DEXTISTRY. yvR. E. 11- GRIFFIN WILL VISIT PRO JLf fessionally the town of Ilarrinburgh tn the 16t!f July, and remain for a few days. r2a50w3 0. a. bice, x. n. o. r. s. ni'sxER, m. d. ; PCS. KICK & PL.U3I3IER. Physicians and Sttrjreoniy Teader their serriccs to the cititens of Albany nnd vicinity. OS en Second street, opposite the flower Ferry. v2n47tf p. r. Krascix. DAtTos. IILSSELI. t UALTOS, ATTCXHEYS AND fOUNSELLCRS AT LAW. Solicitors in Chancery and Real Estate AgtnU, I tf:ATnr practice in the Courts of the Second, Third, nd ToBrth Judicial DLrtricti, and in hc Supreme - tenrtof Oregon. .CfEee in ParruL's Crick BuUd;ng, Al'acy, Oro- ! jS?? SPECIAL ATTENTION giren to the e,l lcctiea of Claims at all points in the above named pistriet?. ' r2n46yl VirivillTPiEMOBE, 31. D., gUILGEOX, PHYSICIAX ANQ ACCOUCnpil Tenders his services in the rarions branches of his profession to tha citizens of Albany' and sur " "founding country. OSce, at Whittem'ore 4 Co.'s Drag Store, Parruh's Clock, Albany. y2n57tf X. B. IIUJIPIIBEY? WBKI AT IAW AOTART PUBJ.IC, ALBANY - - r r ? OREGON. ' " pS OHlce in the Court House. TSr'Ti' V. H. CBA50R. . CEO. B. HELM. ATTORNEYS & COUSSELLORS AT LA W Or net In Norcroes Brick Building, up-stairs, Albany, Oregon, ' bu4 J.C.POWELL? A TTORXE Y AXD CO UNSELL OR AT LAW AXD SOLIplTqR IS CHANCER Y, ALBANY, Oregon. Collections and convey ances promptly'attended to. oc20n!01y fJEXERAL & CqMMZSIQX 3IRCIIANTS Groceries, Hardware, Untiery, crocKcrr, fJoot oote and Shoes, Albany, Oregon. ' Consignments solicited. 6c6n8tf EUGENE SEJIPLE, A TTQRNE Y AND SOLICITORt Portland -' - y - - Ore;pn. r-OFEICEOrer Kilbourn'i AuctioA Rooms. j)cmber 8, T2nl7tf O. TV. GRAY, . D. S.. BURGEON DENTIST, JIB ANT, OGNt x- Performs all operations in the ' - i -rT.r tt j iifnAifrn LDXjLJ ner.; Persons desiring artificial teeth . would do well to giro him a call. Office up-stairs in Parrish'a brick. Residence corner of Second and Baker streets. au25-ly o. g. t, "WESTERN STAR" LODGE No. 19, meets ' 'aI Mr jonic Hall every Tuesday evening. . - B. E. McCLURE, W. C. T. -."; P.'M; WAsrroRTS, W. S. , y2n52tf I, of o. f. ; ALBANY LODGE, NO. 4. 5WZ -TneRegTilarriJeet- w E-w'i,. ings or Alfeany ioage, V i T n A T? Vlt . Tfoll in Vnr. rossVBuilding, Albany, every WEDNESDAY t, toxica, 8.1 i o ciock. jBretnr.cn in gooa j! r : i - J in " By order of the N. G. ' ; au4-ly WANTED 100,000 pounds of-TTOOiL, for which I will pay the v"HiaHEST MARKET PRICE! piart3T2Ti3:tf. .( J. N0RCR0SS. .-.lit ! i. " i . ADVKUTISEMEN.TS. HATS, HATS. XrlEUSSDORFFBR & BRO., . 1 f . i Manufacturers and Importers of, and Wholesale . and Retail Dealers In HATS AJSTD CAPS, A SO HATTERS1 MATERIALS, Jfo. 73 Front Street, Portland, 4 RE RECEIVINQ, IN ADDITION TO J their extenslro Stook, by every Steamer, all tl LATEST STYLES of New York, London and ParUiau tasto, for Gcntlcmcn'f and Children'i Wear Which they will sell CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE CJ THE COAST! pEAIyEJIS IN HATS Willeonsuit their own Interests by examining our Stock before purchasing elsewhere. Hats of evsry style ac.4 Description MADE TO PRDgR, -ALSO IVEATLY UEPAIBEO, AT Meussdorffer J. C. & Bro.'s No. 72 Front Street Portland, Os'n, Cor. D and Second Sts....i Marysvillc, Cal. No. 125 J Street ........Sacramento No. 635 Jt 637 Commercial St San Francisco. Si Wholesale House at San Francisco, Cal. Nw. 623 Commercial through to 637 Clay street. Dec 1, 1365 v2ulCtf T II K OLD STOVE DEPOT ! WAIN STREET - - - AZJ3ANY. (.ATB C. C. COEX.EY A CO.) Eeejs eonstentlj' on hac4 a general asorinieiit of STOVES! or IUc Mot Farorlte VatUru. Cook Stoves, Parlor Stoves, Box Stovc3 ! )Vith a uU and gent-ral assortment of TIN, SHEET-IRON, COPPER AND BRASS-WARE ! And ail other articles usually found in a TIN STORE! BfpairlBS Xcatlf and promptly Executed. TER3IS Ctisii or Produce. "Short Reckoning? make Locjj rrienda.'' Feb. 2, '67 r2n2;tf FURNITURE AND CABINET VAJIE, a. 3yLjBjL,r sc co. Corner ofFirst and Eroad Alhin Streets. (First Door East of J. Norcroj' Brick) Albany, Ifnn County, Oregon, Keep constantly on hand A FULL ASSORTMENT Of everything in their line of Business, At lower Figures ihan any other Honse This side of Portland. WE GUALLESOE COMPETITION ' ........ r . In the line of UPHOLSTERY, PARLOR SETS Chamhcr Sets, Picture Frames BUREAUS, SAFES, ARDROEES, ETC. ETC., Wo have alo on hand the celebrated "EC0N05IV WASXZXNG pIACIXNE." Which has no eqnal in the world. fJet one anu satisfy yjursolf. Particular dtcntion paid to all orders in our line. UNDERTAKING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. au!8-ly A. yARJSBAIX. PETEB SC9LOSSEB. ALBANY -c LIVERY STABLE! Opposite the Old 'Pacific Hotel" Stand. ' ; o-r- THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD INFORM the pubjic tha they haye on band n good supply of -' DOUBLE Ap SINGLE BUGGIES, - Together with the bcBt of Livery and S.3DIDT-rB HOBSES. , , . . All of which will bo let on REASONABLE TERMS' GIVE US A CALL ! MARSHALL & SCIILOSSER. Albany, Jan. U, 18,67 v2n231y 7s For the State Rights Democrat. LECTURES BY REO. H. SPAULDING Early Oregon MlNftloti Their Im Iiortiineo In Neur(i)K th f'oun try to Aiuerf latiN, The II. IJ. Co. was organizcil itn! received Uioir charter from Charles II, in 1009 and so n boonmca rnonopolvt pccoihI only to the mtnous Ivist India (Jo. ihoip ripul economy and who regulations liafO espcared to them great puocess in commerce. Their strict honcstvwith tho natltes, always fulfilling their promises and requtrtnj; thoeitmooi the Indiano, has secured to them tho entire con fidence of nil tho Indian tribes. They have always succeeded fur better with the Indian race, and at an expense incalculably less, tbnn tho agents of tho American Govern ment. Who ever heard of an Indian war in the British Possessions, where tho II. B. Co. havo had control? Who ever knew a con tract broken hj that Co., oneo made with an Indian tribe, or with a tingle Indian? But continual breach of contracts, is tliC peculiar feature of the American policy with the In dian race ; and tho fureprtmd, exterminating Indian war now waged by the Government, or rather by contractors, upon infants and old women : at a cost, to the American pro. pie, of $1,000,000,00 n week, is tho result. Alaost tho entire vast territory of the Pa cific slope, and a greater territory oast of lla mountains, hns been obtained lv tho Liuteu State, by purchase from the Indians. The rices t.r these land liave always been uxeu y the Government itelf, and tho contract for tht? o lands entered into with the several tribes, at their averal council, vera ever of the inoft aolcjnn fend sacrod character. The God of IJeaven and his holy angeU were re ferred to, a -itjiMC' to the covenant. The Indiana are aured, in behalf of th.s Presi dent tf the UnitM State, that b, their great father, ha en eoual intercut in hi- rcl and whito children. That tho Government cannt-t lie ; that tho covenanted tif.ulatim. (which are always generom and ample) shall be faithfully and solemnly wit br tho Gov ernment, in payments cvtry vcar, f r ten i-r twenty year, in money and the undivida 1 sen ices of well qualified men, h fM.tblifh their chooI, ami to aid and instruct the in- lividual Indians i cultivate the earth, and in the mechanical art. On the rart of the Indian race, ihee land contract have been faithfully fulfilled, and their lands delivered, and were nettled. Territorteu and S;a?e were orgnn;zc-i on these l?nd. But how, on the part of this great Christian' nation (?) one rart bfatm2 oi nonor, tno otner oi magnanimity? Shameful, almost iifiicrial breach of faith. Not one of these thousand contract", especially the last ten yearn, La been honestly met, ami but few attempted. Almost the entire amount of the millions f money due the tribci for thee lands, ha been withheld at Washington, cr knowingly given into the hand of Mipcrintcndtnu with with vir.d securities, and whi havo Mean dered it. Th great ary of men t!um .'1 emnly plelged by tLe Govtrimcnt to do this noble, philanthropic work for the Indian rare on the lterrvationi, f..r which the tribe have paid their land., wrr. with few exrep tions. wholly iuojualified for the wurk pw-fie-I in the trfeatie ; often known to be tints unqualified, and yet cn? ployed by the Gr eminent; and never enter upon t!eir fp ifiel !nUrs j are not set to do the work f.r, and with the InJiaii, & contractel in tle treaties; most of them immoral, many of them notorious gambler?, drunkards, whore masters ; but g to work for themselves, thus not only rob the tribes ytarly, of the $30,000,00 usually due on each Becrvation for such specified labors, but compel the tribes to furnish them with lands, tim W, mills and teams, to use for themselves, for the ten r.r twenty years, while thy thus rob them. More honorable fur the Government, lar, to have robbed the Indian race outright, of their country, and drove the last Indian into the Pacific. Better, far better for us -the American people who are soon to meet this crime of our authorize l agent, at the bar of God ; letter for the Indian, had that band cf blood-stained fanatic, pick pockets and war-factors called the Indian Department, taken tho millions due the In dian tribes, and taken ship for the IVjeo Isl ands, and ner t foot on a Reservation. By the bhameful pcrfiditics, the immense swindling and constant deceptions of the In dian Department, practiced upon the tribes, the whole Indian race have become perfectly disgusted with the American people ; have lost all confidence in the Government, and finding the Government always breaking itk word, and that the decree has gone forth to exterminate the last red man and woman, they have taken up the tomahawk, deter mined to sell themselves and what little they have left, as dear as possible. On the other hand, had the simple cheap policy of the II. B. Co. been pursued with the natives, to-day, a singlo man could have traveled from the Columbia to the Missouri in safety. When we arrived in the country, a single white man or woman could have traveled from Fort Hall to Vancouver with out barm; but how is it now, and why? 1 he iScz Pcrces and fenaKO tribes answer that question without a possibility of a dodge. The one was taken in hand hj the Christian Missionaries, with the holy Sabbath and the IJiblo ; the other, and tho better tribe j( ac cording to Lewis and Clarke) was taken in hand by the American Government,' with tho lass-rope, gunpowder and broken pledges.- But the innocent havo to suffer the conse quences of bad government, and the people have to fot,t the enormous bills of the pro voked Indian wars." ' ' , "' The II. B. Co. met o forroidablo rival in the North West Fur Co., organized in Mon treal 'in 1787. This Co. purchased Ujo fa mouH settlement of Astoria, with its interior trading posts, in 1813 ; brought about partly by stratagem, partly by tho treachery of a partner of Astor, partly by the war, ami partly by the stupendous disasters of Astor. The interior posts were at Okanoking, Spo kan, Clearwater and Boise. Tho name was changed from Astoria to Fort iJeorge. In 1718, agreablo to an article in the treaty Ghent, Fort George was nominally surrender ed to the American Government by Keith, on the part of the English Government, to Pro vost, agent for the United States ; but really continued a British trading post, retaining tho name of fort George till Aug. 14th,' 1848. when the Territory of Qregon was established by Congress, and Qeneral Lano appointed Governor, The heaviest disaster, probably, that befol the gtunondous enterprise of As tor, was the total destruction of his ship Tonquin," of 10 guns, and all on board, except the interpreter; including Captain Thorn, the Supercargo McKay, (father of Tom McKay) and 26 others ; in the month of June 1811, near Vancouver's Island; brought about bv the indiscretion of Capt. Thorn. "Onthe5thof June, the Tonquin left the Columbia river, -with McKay Us Super cargo, to trade for peltries along the North ern coast, and to touch at Astoria on her return in the Autumn. , Capt. Thorn arrived in a few days, in the harbor of Neeweeter, at Vancouver's Island. Here tho Indians visited the" ship in order to' dispose of their furs'; "when provocation on cither sklo, and , - , the imprudence of Thorn, produced n con nice which euueu in the Indians putting to I. il nil s ueatn aa men, or an on board except the In dian interpreter, Lewis, the clerk, and four men vrho had taken rcfugo in the cabin, and who, making their way to tho shore, were massacred by tho ravages, Lewis, with tho interpreter, alone remained on board, and ho meditated a sevcro vengancei Tho Indi ans having left the ship, ho succeeded in enticing them again on board, when ho fired the magazine, and its oxploslon caused the immctnaio ueaui oi nimseii ana nioro than 100 of tho Indians ; tho interpreter, however. was thrown from tho main-chains into tho water unhurt," ar.d was saved by the natives, and reached Astoria two years after. The riralry of the two companies contin ued for more than thirty years, and culmi nated in open war between tho two Com pa anies. Tho loss of many lives, and the ruin of nearly all tho old pioneer partners of the North West Co., and finally tho consolida tion of both companies in one, under the namo of tho Hon. Hudson Bay Company, in 1H21. The veteran - MrKinzio. of the N. W. Co., who, in 17H9. pushed his exten sive explorations by the Slusa Lake and Me Kinzio river, to tho Arctic Ocean,"' was, in 1702, tho first while man to cross tho Itncky Mountains, T,nt. fil"; reached tho Pacific 0-jean, Lat. 52, in September. Capt. Gray having entered the mouth of the Columbia n the month of May. four month before. and bad given this peat West to his country, and tho name of hm good hip to the river, which name 14 will flow with the waters of tho bold rivnr a loi a the crais crows or water runs in tho valleys of the Kooky .mountains." fourteen years alterthe year Iewis and Clarko recrossed the mountains Simeon Fiazier. of tho N. W. Co.. eah- limbed a trading poit on Frazier's Lake, in New Caiodonia ; the first tradinz post Wet of the Itoeky Mountains. Tho -Americans were next on the ground, with a trading poM on the bend waters of Bitterroot river. eJab- liiif l by the Mifm:ri rur Co., in 1H03. John Jncoh Actor's stupendous enterprise by sea and by land, commenced in 1811 at Astoria, and tho four other pmifs already named, backed by L'. iminene wealth, anil pushed futwrtid with almokt Kuperhtuann en ergy. But the iron will of ibis great man had Aht l range apathy of his o. n govern ment; the treachery of his own partner, the war of 1H- and even the elements to contend with, and had, like nil l.cfr him. left thearwf Jchomb out ofhU reckoning; and Ator failed, wily faile 1 to tnak? a per manent footing fnr the American commerce on this coat. Tho Mbiwuri aiid th Amer ican Fur Companies, under the guidance of tho veteran HHtuntair.eer. Ashley and Henry Fublitt, titxpatrick arvBridger, and other experi-inced mountain rnnger, from the year 121 and f n ; and finally Capt. B rneVille and Capt. Wyeth, at late fin '32 and 'Z4. U. all put forth stupendous and repeated efTorl, at nn enormous expene of money and men, tu kccure, under the joint occupancy of the country, the lnit-d States ahareof the rivh fur trade, anl to light up the bl zo of a ond North American I'epublic on the PaciGc chores. From tho Dubuquo Herald.) H nil I en I Irlnrlplc an Ksprrlmcnt Trictl antl round I'lisatUfttcfory. An occurrence recently transpired in Fayette county which proves that Hadicnl theories io not always work satisfactorily in practice. It appears, according to our informant, that a coU red man and brother," formerly a larc. Lut now ele rated to the dignity of a free Amertcin citizen of African ''Jetcmt" heenxne en amored of the fair form cf a white sister residing at the classic village cf Fayette. The lady was willing, btt both, for rea sons which cannot readily be imagined, wtro desirous that tho wedding should take place as quietly as possible. The expectant bridegroom accordingly called at the office of the county Judge, and re quested bis services, both official and per sonal, in bringing about " a more perfect Union." to quote the Constitution of the United Ftates. The Judge being a Bad ical politician, was of course gratified at this opportunity to assist in inaugurating miscegenation. He took bold of the mat ter with laudable teal, and assisted the darkey in making arrangements for carry ing out the contemplated marriage with profound secrecy. It was accordingly planned that as the young lady was to come to town by the evening stage, the darkey was to come to tho Judge's office just before its arrival, and the Judge should escort the betrothed bride thither, where the ceremony should be performed that should unite thcrn in the bands of matrimony for life. Tho plan worked to a charm ; the two were made one, and left, the colored half out of .he back door of the Court House and tho other balf out of the front door, escorted by his honor, the Jud jc. One thing bad been omitted on the oc casion, but this was righted in a few days; for after nearly a week bad elapsed, the darkey called and paid t)ie Judge the sum of one dollar for the services rendered. Tho Judge pocketed the feo with a look that was a sort of cross between a grin and frown, and supposed bis connection with the caso was now forever severed ; but it proved otherwise. Afew days ago several weeks having elapsed since their marriage--the young lady called upon tho Judge and requested him to scratch the marriage entry from the books, as her friends were very much dissatis fied. We ueed not add that tho gentle request was refused, and the fair bride and sable bridegroom having taken each other " for better, for worse," will have to jog along in the conjugal harness as harmoni ously as they can. How is it Judge, don't you think your services well remunerated ? Or don't you think you should have paid him soniethin for the distinguished honor, &c.? This couple, as-wo learn from the Fayette Olserver, are now living in felic itous quietude near that place. But what else coaia we expect irom a community where they import fourth of July orators, who preach more veneration for tho "man and brother", than for our, country? Fayette Union. ."Tommy my son," said a fond mother, "do you say your prayers night and morn ing ?" "Yes that is nights j but any smart boy can take care of himself in the day-time. Why is a monarch, who can't talk like his dominions f Because ho is a king dumb. ' l P O K T It Y. MRS. JUDGE JENKINS. TUB OXXT GUXVISK SKQtfX TO AV'i KVil.lV.tl. MnuJ Muller all that summer tUy linked the mellow sweet with hay Tit, looking down tho dliitatit lane, She lioppil the Ju!jfJ would eomo agnln. Hot when be came, with swilns anl bow, Maud only tlunhcd uad stammered "Ila-ow?" Aad ej)ok of litrjirt," and wondered wlietln-r He'd giro consent they shoold wed together. Old Jfuller burnt in ttir, and then Uegjrtd that th Judge would lend him "Un." For trado was dull, and wages low. And tho "crF'' th! year n oeeh&t tlow. And we the lancald mrnnier died. Bwtftt Maud bwamo the JuJu'i bride. ISut on that dy that ihry were mated, Maud's brother Jk-n was 'toxicaUd j And Maud's rtJalion. twtlve in all, Wcro my drunk in tho Judge's Hall. And when theuummercatji ajaln, The young bride tore hUu babies twain. And the Judze was blel, and thoutht It strange That b?riny children made such a change ; For M.ud jrrtw brood, and rod, and stoat, And (he w&bt that his nrtoi cUxf od nhoet Was mora than he now cull tpan, and ho ffghd as h pondered, ruefully, How thai, which in Maud was native gt&ie, In Mrs. Jenkins was out of jdace. And thought of tho ln!n, ntsd wUbed that they booked Iei b tuv taaw tLat raktrd tue bey On Mailer's frw, an 1 dreamed with pain Of the day h wandered down tho laae ; I'or had ho waited he tnlht hare wed Fonts tnaljcn fair aud thorough bred. I'-r there be women fair a she. Whojie verbs and noun nt more agrtc. Ala fr mablrn, nlx for Ju le, lr the sentlmfcutal that' on half "fudSj." Pr Maod roa thoui-ht lh Ju absre, With all hi lcaroin and all hi lor. And ih Jadjre would hare bartered Maud's fair fac, i'or more reftneoiffct and o;iiil jrraec. if. .f all word of t'-n.-ue and writ. The (Addeft are, "It might hare been," Mor tai are th"e nn datlr ?e. "Il U. but hadn't oubt to be." A Illgli Tribute to tlie Character In a long cdilcri.nl urttcle calitng for the donation of X 10,000 to Washington College by the iriendi and admirers ol (jetjcral Hubert K. Lee iu Knglacd, the London S'Uiiiiard speaks of htm as fol lows j There is no living bro there arc few, if any, who?e names shine with the purest lustre in hi.torv whose charac ters have commanded hj high a tribute of affection 3bd admiration from their riends, of n; tct sod bonor frtn their foes as that ot (icnt-ral Ice, Io hie mure '?er fectly heroic, no reputation more untarn ished even by the minor bicamhes which are not uncommonly found in union with the bighsst heroism, has ever been con nected with the great national struggle. No i-hadc!of vanity, of egotism, nothing of the self-will or petulencc so often cliar acteristic of conscious gcuiu-, no tinge of afTactatiou, uo tumt even of the pn Jo al most inseparable from ordinary grcatt giS of mind, which can endure everything but humiliation, and regard submission as disgrace, alloy the simple grandeur of the Virginia soldier 6 nature. A piety without tho .lightest thadow cf Pharisaism, a sasf-e of duty to which the sacrifice of every personal feeling and interest appears a matter of course, have marked bis whola course and guided his every public act, whether as a teldier or an a citizen. A family connection end the nearest living representative of the reat champion ot American Independ ence, (Jencral Lee has been the Washing ton of the Confederate war; like ahh ington, a mau "whom euvy did not bate," but without even the ono dark stain of doubt, if not dishonor, which the death of Major Andre has left on the memory of his prototype. .o more scluess man and s'ainlcss gentleman ever lived j no soldier ever set a more admirable example of the soldierly virtues of honor, chivri ric generosity and manly simplicity ; no great mau ever retired into obscurity, af tcr witnessing alike the ruin of bis cause and the destruction of his privaie fortune, with more of Christian patience and un shaken fortitude. Of bis milttory achievements we need not speak. It is enough to say that nearly all his victories were won against enor mous odds, and that his four years defense of Virginia has few parallels in history as an example of great results accom plished with small mcarj3 aud a fcartul disadvantage. What is now interesting to remember is the personal character of the man, as displayed in the various exigencies of tnat trying struggle ; iuo sirapie nouesiy aud kindly feeling which prompted him to console bis soldiers as thoy recoiled from the cannon-crowned heights of Gettys burg, with the assurance, " it was all my fault;" the unaffected self-depreciation which he pronounced vhen Stonewall Jackson fell, 0 I could wish, for the sake of our cause, that I had boon disabled rather than you ;" the Christian chivalry which no outrago could provoke to retali ation ; hich, after Virginia had been rendered a desert, witheld tho army that iqyaded Pennsylvania from iufiicting the most trivial injury on person or property; whioh, when bis own estates had beeu plundered, ravaged aud confiscated, took caro to protect tho bouses and property of: his enemies; tho horrors ot useless blood shed which withstood tho cry for retribu tion excited by the murder of Southern prisoners in cold blood, and supported the resolve of the President that unless the actual murderers were taken, no blood should be shed but on the. battle-field ; tho touching unselfishness of his last words to bis disbanding army, on tho sor rowful 8th of April, "I have done my best for you." But it was when all was over when tho chief of a great and long victorious army wajs a private man and a paroled prisoner that the peculiar great- nes of General Leo's nature shone out with unequalcd brightness. From the N. O. J ictyune, 20th ulb JH IIOOTII ALIVE? TIic Wngr 1m Alleged to be YFqn. The reader will remember that two communications have appeared n the Piaaytme concerning tho existence of J. .Wilkes Booth, which detailed the terms or a bet made by Commander Tolbert that the man was vet alive. We find in the Galveston JJulklm, of the 20th, the following remarkable letter, which gives a very circumstan tial account of how the wager was won: Matamokas, Mexico, Juno 18, G7- Editors lldlt' VulUtin, Gahtton, Texas t The question of Booth's present ex istence having again been agitated, I take nleasure in enclosing you a copy of a letter whic h I have just received from 31 r. Francis W. Odell, whose ac quaintance I formed while at Shang hai, some years since, at which time he was filling the position of Vice Consul of, Her Britannic Majesty, in that city. lie is a very estimable gen tleman,arid one upon whose word the jubhc may rely. J he truly remarKa de statements contained in this letter will throw additional light upon one! of the greatest tragedies of the pres ent age. j cry respectfully, Your humble fervant, Aaron B. Crenshaw. CAi.crrtA, lirilbh India, March 25, 18C7. Col. Aaron E. C'remhaw, JJatamora, Jftsico : Dear Sir: Your communication, dated New York, Jan. 15, has been re ceived, and contents noted ; and in re sponse to your request, viz: "That I should make some inquiries here con cerning the final disposition made of the money staked on the wager laid by Capt. Win. Tolbert, in June lat, that J. Wilkes Booth was still living," I take pleasure in forwarding you the result of my investigations. It so happens that the partie? inter ested in this it range affair are person ally known to me : they are respec tively W. Martin Tolbert, captain of the ship Bird of the Ocean, and win ner of 'the stakes; Dr. Jas. F. Brown, formerly of Boston, 3Iats., the contest ant and loser of the same; Samuel L. Crawford, resident, holder of the stakes, and William Miller, resident of the city, and Theodore Campbell, of London, witnesses chosen by Brovn to accompany Tolbert on a voyage by sea to point or port unknown. I was not present when the bet was made and the articles drawn tip; but was fully posted concerning the conditions of the same, by 3Ir. Brown, on the following morning. Thev were sub stantially as follows: Tolbert and Brown each staked '300 in the hands of Crawford, to be held by him till the expiration of six months, and sub ject at such time to the order of which ever party should be declared fairly entitled to it by Judge Knowles. Miller and Campbell were chosen by Brown to go on a cruise with Tolbert, in bis vessel, their sworn affidavits to be duly presented to Knowles upon their return ; the loser to pay their ex penses while on the voyage, and 20 each per month additional. The bet was made and the money staked on the 2ith of June, 18C0,and two days hence the Bird of the Ocean sailed ostensibly fojr Ilong Kong, Tol bert being in command, and the two gentlemen above referred to passen gers. The last seen or heard of the Bird of the Ocean was on the 17th of July, when she was spoken by the shin Winged Kaccr. Cant. Haves, off the coast .of Java, bearing south. Weekend months elapsed, and no ti dings feaehed here of her having made a -fKjrt, when friends finally become uneasy, and many suspected she had gone to the bottom. ' liets were made of ten, and even as high as twenty to one, that she would never return to this city, and Dr. Brown felt certain of winning the stakes ; when, to the amazement of all parties, the announce ment was made that the ship Bird of it. r-v l. 1 ' ; i - a. 4L . -tv : iue vcean nau arriveu at oan r rancis co in ballast. This was the evening of December 25th. The notorious pi rate, Tolbert, soon made his appear- ance, accompanied, ov Aimer anil Campbell, and wonderful to reflect, these two gentlemen swore "that J. Wilkes Booth was really alive ; that they had seen him," etc. Judge Knowles rendered his decision in favor of Capt, Tolbert, and the latter, upon going to tho hotel of 3Ir. Crawford, was made the recipient ot 1,000. Dr. Brown expressed perfect satisfac tion with tho result j said "ho now fully believed that tho IT, S. Treasury had been basely swindled oiit of $100, 000 by Col. Baker and his accompli ces in palming oft a spurious body upon the Government lor that ot J. Wilkes Booth, and claiming the re ward offered for Booth's capture." The Doctor cheerfully complied with the full conditions ot tho agreement, and paid the two young men their re spective salaries, viz: $120 each, and tneir expenses during the voyage, which amounted to about 200 addi tional. Dr. Brown is a gentleman of good standing, and has amassed con siderable wealth in the East Indies. Ho says he is satisfied that Booth is alive, as ho has known both Miller and Campbell for years, and has ever found them high-toned, truthful, men. He tried to mduco Mr. Miller, who has been his bosom friend, to divulge the great secret, viz: where ho had been, aud also Booth's place of concealment; but Miller positively refused to do so, stating that "he had taken a solemn oath never to betray Booth, and could not be tempted to violate it if the wealth of the Indies were laid at his feet." ,:'. ' " This singular affair has created quite a sensation in our city, and is being discussed in certain fashionable;1 circles with considerable enthusiasm. , It is the general opinion, entertained hy all parties at ail familiar with the circumstances, ' that Booth is certain ly alive, and that the P"nited; b'tates authorities at Washington were vh timized by a set of cunning scoun drels. If such was the case, God grant ; their villainy may be exposed.' ' -Capt Wr, 3Iartin Tolbert1, after re- , teiving the amount at issue, remained , in the city but three days, then clear-; ed again for Hong Kong in ballast. Hie vessel which he commands, is certainly the most hansdsome ship I have ever seen in these waters, r She , is a full rigged clipper, and judging from her model, should be capable oil outstripping any ordinary sailing vesf, sel in Hwifiness. She has been in-? Bpected by the authorities here as a" privateer, but nothing was done to prevent her departure, her papers be ing apparently, all right. As it may not be uninteresting to you to know something more of her Captain, I will j append a brief description, of him as he appeared while taking an evening promenade along one of the fashiona ble thoroughfares of this great IndKs an citv, , 1 He was dressed from top to toe in, a handsome suit of gray cloth ; wore ' a black fcilk hat, a ponderous mous tache, and an imperial of about twelve inches in length, which entirely con cealed bis month and chin, antl gave. ' him a rather ferocious appearance. He sported an immense gold headed cane ot very curious : workmanship; wore a large seal nnz : a diamond pin of great brilliancy : and a beauti ful gold chain, from which suspended a few remarkably fine specimens ; of. ocean sheik. He a a man of symmet rical proportions, about six feet in bight, and straight as an Indian, has rather fine features, light blue eyes, dark brown hair, and moustache as black as jet. lias a very lordly strut, and air of self sufiiciency, which plain; ly stamps him as a man who has been used to command; otherwise he has a gentlemanly bearing ; and betrays in every action a familiarity with the us ages of good socity.' Altogether he is" an oddity, and his whole make up is designed to attract attention wher ever he itay go. While p:o.necadirjg the streets here, he was apparently unconscious subject of universal com ment by Hindoos, Musselmans, Chris- tians, aud the various mongrel races which populate Calcutta! You are at liberty U have my let ter published, if it is your wish to do so, though it has not been written with that care necessary to meet. the . eye of a criticising public. The statc ments herein contained I shall take pleasure in substantiating, whenever; called upon so to do. I have the honor to remain ,sir, Francis W. Odeix, Ex-Vice Consul for II. B. 3L,at Shang hai - V Territorial Facts and Figures. We have compiled the following inter- esting items from the Surveyor-General's-report of Washington Territory,: for the;, year 1865: -, " Washington Territory," he writes, " embraces an area of 08,000 square miles, or 43,520,000 acres, cf which 20,- -000,000 acres are prairies, about the samq j quantity timbered lands, the remainder ; mountains. Only about 5,000,000 acres of the timbered land is susceptible of , cultivation, the remainder comparatively worthless after the timber is removed. Of the prairie lands about 10,000,000 : acres are suitable for grazing and agricul- ( ture, making the whole area adapted to . the purpose named, about ' 15,000,000 J acres. " J -'; The annual manufacture of rough lum- ber ia the Territory, amounts to 104,5Q0,- 000 feet, of dressed, 3,900,000 feet, pf spars and pile, 450,000 feet, making a total of 112,850,000 feet of lumber; add! to this, 20,000,000 of laths and 6,000: 000 of shingles and our neighbois make f a good showing of their willing interests.,, Foreign markets only take up 20.000,000 feet of the sum total, while Saa Francisco : purchases 70,000,000 feet, leaving the ro- mainder for home consumption. ' ' ' -The estimated yield of the Bellingham Bay coal mines, is 20,000 tens annually; the Fuca Straits mines not being consid ered iu working condition at that time, and none of the other later discoveries be ing opened at the time of making the re", port. The estimated value ot the aomestio . trade of the Territory, exclusive of lum ber, shingles, spars, &c, is placed at some- thing over two millions of .dollars in gold ; coin. At the same time no estimate of the value of precious metals mined in the . Territory is gien, for the want of reliable data; which we can, from our knowledge of tho returns from tho various camps scattered throughout the eastern part of the Territory, safely place at 1?500,000, dollars. ' " ' No other Territory, and but few States makes a3 good showing as our neighbors aoross the river, in the way of exports' and healthy expansion at home. The es timates are all under instead of over the. actual production, whioh leaves t a wide margin for economists to figure upon.' Mountaineer. ' ' ;? A thrifty wife wonders why the men can't manage to do , something useful.--Might they not as well amuse themselves in smokiag hams as smoking cigars ? An old lady who was admiring the beautiful picture called "Saved" said'It's no wonder," said she, "that the poor child fainted aiter pulling that great lo the water." ' r ' ,' There is a story told of an Indian"1'? m a gentlen?an with yt am snectacle3. exclaimed in augment hnvinry up An n. fen i'Him two scalp, for eyes, tyW V . i t I ( A J 5,